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DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate
Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of
NCAA Division I polls for the 19th year with its 2016 weekly surveys.
Polls will be circulated from Feb. 22-June 30 (weekly through June
6) following the 70th annual NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb., at
TD Ameritrade Park.
The Florida Gators (preseason No. 1 and Feb.
22-March 7) have held down the No. 1 position in the first four
2016 surveys. The 2016 poll voters come from 42 college baseball
writers and related media persons from throughout the nation.
The current survey has representation by 10 different
conferences (and 12 for the season) among the 302
baseball-playing schools in the 2016 NCAA Division I ranks. The
rankings of 2012 had a NCBWA-poll record 22 different DI
conferences and independents rated at least one week while 16
separate circuits had team rankings in
'15. For more information or to join the NCBWA, please go to ncbwa.com.
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2016 NCBWA DIVISION I POLL (MARCH 7) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
12-1 |
5-0 |
1 |
| 2. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
10-1 |
2-1 |
2 |
| 3. |
Texas A&M |
Southeastern |
11-1 |
4-0 |
3 |
| 4. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-12 |
10-1 |
3-0 |
4 |
| 5. |
Louisville |
Atlantic Coast |
9-2 |
4-0 |
5 |
| 6. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
9-2 |
4-0 |
6 |
| 7. |
TCU |
Big 12 |
9-2 |
3-1 |
7 |
| 8. |
Oregon |
Pacific-12 |
8-2 |
2-1 |
8 |
| 9. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
9-2 |
4-0 |
10 |
| 10. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
9-1 |
4-0 |
11 |
| 11. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
8-3 |
3-2 |
9 |
| 12. |
California |
Pacific-12 |
9-3 |
4-1 |
13 |
| 13. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
10-2 |
5-0 |
16 |
| 14. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
7-4 |
3-1 |
14 |
| 15. |
Ole Miss |
Southeastern |
10-1 |
4-0 |
18 |
| 16. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
10-2 |
2-2 |
12 |
| 17. |
Louisiana |
Sun Belt |
8-4 |
4-1 |
17 |
| 18. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
10-2 |
2-2 |
15 |
| 19. |
UCLA |
Pacific-12 |
6-5 |
3-1 |
20 |
| 20. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
8-3-1 |
2-1-1 |
19 |
| 21. |
Missouri State |
Missouri Valley |
9-1 |
4-0 |
26 |
| 22. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
11-0 |
4-0 |
29 |
| 23. |
Florida Atlantic |
Conference USA |
9-1 |
2-1 |
24 |
| 24. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
6-4 |
2-2 |
22 |
| 25. |
Houston |
American Athletic |
6-5 |
2-2 |
21 |
| 26. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
6-6 |
4-1 |
27 |
| 27. |
Michigan |
Big Ten |
7-3 |
2-1 |
28 |
| 28. |
East Carolina |
American Athletic |
8-3 |
2-2 |
25 |
| 29. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
8-2 |
3-1 |
- |
| 30. |
Alabama |
Southeastern |
10-2 |
4-1 |
- |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Arizona (8-4), Boston College (9-1), Bryant
(8-2), BYU (10-1), Cal Poly (10-2), Coastal
Carolina (6-5), College of Charleston (7-4),
Columbia (2-2), Dallas Baptist (8-3), Duke
(8-4), Fresno State (11-1), Gardner-Webb (13-0),
Houston Baptist (8-5), Long Beach State (7-4),
Louisiana Tech (8-3), Michigan State (8-1),
Missouri (11-3), New Orleans (9-2), Old Dominion (9-2),
South Alabama (9-3), USC (6-5), Southern Miss
(10-2), Stanford (7-5), Tulane (7-4), UC Santa
Barbara (9-3), UNC Wilmington (8-1). |
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Dropped out: Coastal Carolina (23), USC
(30). |
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By conference: Southeastern 9, Atlantic
Coast 8, Pacific-12 4, American Athletic 2, Big
12 2, Big Ten 1, Big West 1, Conference USA 1,
Missouri Valley 1, Sun Belt 1. |
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Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of
college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and
publicists of the sport. Members receive a membership card, directory,
newsletter updates and official votes in the Dick Howser Trophy,
Regional Players of the Year and NCBWA All-America voting. The NCBWA
also sponsors Division I Players of the Week, the Stopper of the
Year, and publication and writing contests.
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